They closed down the pool hall across the street from my store a couple of months ago for selling beer to kids. Now they're trying to turn it into one of those nightclubs with the ropes outside that only lets 'cool' people in. Best of luck. This is Mountain View... Not exactly the hangout of the trendy crowd. At least it's not another Asian eatery.

After waiting for months, google finally released the feature that will let me change the name of my store on their local directory. I've been looking at their site for this software update every single day (since last November) so I can get it changed pronto. So I changed it. But wait, it's not over yet. For verification, I have to type in a code they're going to send me in the mail. No, not e-mail. Mail mail. I've been waiting almost a week now for it to arrive. Maybe next week I'll finally have my correct business name in their directory. 

This evening I got home and wanted to catch up on the world situation. Quickly. That would take me to CNN Headline News. It's gone. Replaced with something called 'Headline Prime' where I was informed all about such important world events as the latest gossip from American Idol, the latest tour of a former Spice Girl and the latest in the boring life of William Shatner (aka Cap'n Kirk). It's a lot like going to MTV these days to try and find music.

On the other hand, Headline News and one kid's channel have been my only reasons for subscribing to 'Extended cable' (or perhaps subscribing to cable at all). Now if I can only figure out how to substitute the kid's channel without too much protest I can save 20-30 bucks a month. Or go back to an antenna and save $50 a month. Hmmm. One kid's channel. Six hundred dollars a year. (Double or triple that when you consider the side effects of kids marketing campaigns). Decisions, decisions...